Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) Archive

60% of the house purchase loans taken out in Northern Ireland in the first quarter of 2012 were to first-time buyers, according to new data released today from the Council of Mortgage Lenders in Northern Ireland. This was up from 58% in the final quarter of last year and the highest proportion since 2001.

CML: Stamp duty effect felt well beyond first-time buyer market

As expected, the end of the stamp duty concession led to a surge in activity in the mortgage market in March, according to new data released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

CML reports on buy-to-let in the first quarter of 2012

New buy-to-let lending in the first quarter of this year totalled £3.7 billion (32,300 loans), according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

CML reports repossessions stable, arrears falling

The number of repossessions in the first quarter of 2012 was 9,600, the same as in the first quarter of 2011, breaking the recent trend of year-on-year increases in repossessions, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

CML: Stamp duty deadline boosts March lending for house purchase

Gross mortgage lending in March was an estimated £13.4 billion, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. This represents a 30% rise from £10.3 billion in February and a 17% rise from March 2011 (£11.4 billion).

CML: First-time buyer numbers increased in February

Lending to both first-time buyers and home movers increased in February with first-time buyers taking the bigger increase, according to figures released today from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

CML response to FSA mortgage market review consultation

To avoid causing problems in the mortgage market, the FSA needs to make some further amendments to its proposed package of regulatory reforms, says the Council of Mortgage Lenders in its consultation response submitted today.

CML: Gross mortgage lending unchanged in February

Gross mortgage lending held steady in February and was an estimated £10.7 billion, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. This is almost identical to January’s gross lending total of £10.65 billion and 14% higher than February last year (£9.4 billion).

CML: 23% more first-time buyers in January 2012 than January 2011

Both house purchase and remortgage lending fell in January, according to new data released today from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

CML: HomeBuy scheme will make a "welcome contribution" to increasing housing stock

The Council of Mortgage Lenders is pleased that NewBuy will be launching with the underpinning of government support to supplement the builder-funded scheme.

CML publishes crystal marked consumer guide as newbuy scheme launches

The Council of Mortgage Lenders is today publishing a crystal marked consumer factsheet to help home buyers decide whether the NewBuy scheme, launched today, can be of value to them.

CML: To buy or not to buy? CML looks at the question

New CML research published today looks at the comparative costs of owning and renting, and seeks to address one very real question that faces the would-be home-owner: "To buy, or not to buy?"

CML: 2012 Budget Submission

The Council of Mortgage Lenders sets out a budget 2012 submission, detailing what they would like to see George Osborne announce. Read it here.

CML: Gross mortgage lending 10% stronger

Gross mortgage lending declined to an estimated £10.5 billion in January. Lending fell by 14% from £12.2 billion in December but was 10% higher than the total of £9.5 billion in January 2011, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

CML news & views: Does interest-only lending have a future?

The future of interest-only lending forms a large part of the FSA's MMR consultation. Today we discuss the impact the proposed rules could have on a part of the market already changed substantially since the financial crisis. We also...

CML: First-time buyers begin to take advantage of the last months of stamp duty concession

The number of first-time buyers, who are currently exempt from paying stamp duty on properties up to £250.000, increased in December, according to data released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders..

CML: Number of buy-to-let properties up to 84,000 in 2011

The number of properties being bought with buy-to-let mortgages increased by around 84,000 in 2011, modestly helping to increase the supply of private rented housing in the UK, according to latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

CML: 2011 repossessions lowest since 2007

The total number of properties taken into possession by first-charge mortgage lenders in 2011 was 36,200, according to new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders. This was the lowest annual total since 2007.

CML: Why are "movers" not moving?

So much has been written about the plight of first-time buyers, but what about movers, asks the Council of Mortgage Lenders?

CML: Year-on-year increase in gross mortgage lending data

Gross mortgage lending in December was an estimated £11.7 billion, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. This represents a 12% drop from £13.2 billion in November but a 12% rise from December 2010 (£10.5 billion). December was the fifth month in a row of higher year-on-year lending.

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CML: First-time buyers seize largest share of market in Northern Ireland since 2001